| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10902, sub-§9, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §19, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 9. Suspension for certain ATV violations; training. The | commissioner shall suspend all licenses and permits may suspend | | all licenses, permits and registrations issued by the department | pursuant to this Part and may suspend any registration issued | pursuant to subpart 6 of this Part to any person convicted or | | adjudicated of: |
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| | | A. Operating an ATV on a temporarily closed trail as | | prohibited under section 13157, subsection 5-A; |
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| | | B. Abuse of another person's property as prohibited under | | section 13157, subsection 22; |
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| | | C. Operating an ATV under the influence under 21 years of | | age, as prohibited under section 10701, subsection 1-A, | | paragraph D, subparagraph (3); |
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| | | D. Operating an ATV to endanger, as prohibited under section | | 13157, subsection 11; |
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| | | E. Reckless operation of an ATV, as prohibited under section | | 13157, subsection 10; or |
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| | F. Operating an ATV on the land of another without | permission, as prohibited under section 13157, subsection 1- | A; or |
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| | | G. Failure or refusal to stop an ATV or attempting to elude | | an officer, as prohibited under section 10651, subsection 1, | | paragraphs D and E. |
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| | | The commissioner shall reinstate licenses, permits and | | registrations that have been suspended pursuant to this | | subsection only if the person satisfactorily completes, in | | accordance with procedures established by the commissioner by | | rule, a training program approved by the department relating to | | safety and ethics in the operation of ATVs. The costs of this | | training program are borne by the person undertaking the | | training. The commissioner shall establish by rule the | | procedures for completion of mandatory training pursuant to this | | subsection. A person who satisfactorily completes a training | | program approved by the department pursuant to this subsection is | | deemed to have satisfied the outdoor ethics training course | | requirements established under section 10903. Rules adopted |
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